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Websites. Every business who looks to stay in business has a website. In this day and age, having a business without a website means (quite literally) that your business is a virtual tumbleweed. As with anything, though, there are a few do’s and don’ts when it comes to websites. One […]

Buying goods and services online is becoming an increasingly popular phenomenon as the number of people using e-commerce websites is only witnessing a surge. While shopping online is very different from walking into a brick-and-mortar store and physically picking things out, there are several steps an e-commerce website can take […]

Websites cater to varied needs, that of businesses they represent, users who find them after online searches, potential and existing customers, employees, and many others who stumble upon them unknowingly. Great websites are built around a target audience and a market niche. There is no ambiguity about a strong website. […]

A couple of weeks back, I happened upon a website that probably defined what you “don’t” want in your website. I honestly don’t know where to begin. The website had no proper home page and opens directly to the ‘About’ page, which is practically blank. In fact, when you click […]

It doesn’t matter if you’re running a small company that produces candy or prints out leaflets, there are some secrets for succeeding in this harsh economic climate. It is important to distinguish your company from others by creating a unique logo, or a company slogan, and it is also very […]

When looking at a website, the first page that you visit is its homepage. Thus, it is the most important page of your entire website, because it needs to grab the user’s attention immediately. Your homepage is what makes your first impression, which is why it is the most important […]

It is increasingly difficult for new brands to forge a successful business venture online with the vast competitive e-commerce landscape to negotiate. There are millions of businesses online vying for consumer’s attention and their valued purchases. For those who do succeed at securing regular healthy traffic levels (usually due to […]

Everybody is complaining about how they are not getting enough customers, how every market is over-saturated with businesses but when I look at the way most of these people do business, I’m not surprised they are not doing very well. Getting a firm hold within any market is no piece […]

It’s the usual story of juggling. I have so many urgent priorities at this stage they just squirm around in an ever-changing tangle till something worms it’s way to the top and I do that. It’s not event reactive! More a case of changing contexts. So, the most urgent task is […]

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The idea for Small Business Can comes from an Ulster Bank initiative when we went and talked to hundreds of businesspeople and asked them about the types of business supports they most valued. The majority said that they valued the insights of other businesspeople the most. We came up with smallbusinesscan.com, a site run by businesspeople for businesspeople. Read more...